Bandits

A returning enemy type from the original Borderlands. Bandits have many forms and become more difficult when encountering multiple types at the same time such as Brutes, Midgets, Psychos, and basic bandits. They attack in groups from all angles and tend to surround you. Bandits' tactics consist of surrounding you in cover, then closing in for the kill. It's best to either run and gun or hide and shoot, while moving positions.

Essentially, the Marauder is a tougher, more experienced bandit that is harder to take down. With an arsenal of stronger weapons than the basic bandits, they are a step up from basic bandits. Marauders interact intelligently with the environment and will jump from place to place, doing their best to surround you.

Psychos return from the first game, they wear pants and a mask (Seen on the cover of the game), but remain shirtless. They are equipped with a bat that they can throw at you for ranged damage, or get up close and deal melee damage.

Nomads are are larger Bandits that typically wear a hooded parka. They have a real hate for midgets, so much so that the Nomad will strap the little guys to to his shield.Most Nomads carry a heavy metal shield that is all but impervious to gunfire. There is a small mailslot that can be shot through to hit him in the head. One or multiple midgets are strapped to the front in most cases - shooting the ropes holding them will release them, causing the Nomad to focus his attention on him, allowing you to go around and bypass his shield.

Goliaths are big, beefy warriors equipped with plate armor and powerful Gatling guns. They wear helmets, giving them tunnel vision to kill whatever is directly in front of them. Shooting a Goliath's helmet off will put it into a frenzy, in which it will kill anything in it's immediate vicinity, friend or foe. This is, however, a double-edged sword, as the Goliath levels up as it kills anything. This means that if you have it kill a room full of enemies, you may have one super-powerful enemy in front of you that will be very difficult to take down.

"Tora! Tora! Tora!": Buzzard Pilot's sometimes yell "Tora! Tora! Tora!" which is a reference to the 1970's Japanese-American war film that dramatizes the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the series of mistakes made by the Americans that allowed it to happen.

Apocalypse now: Buzzard Pilots also sing the tune to Richard Wagner's Ride of the Valkyries" from the Opera Die Walkure. Ride of the Valkyries is commonly used in filmaking. It is most likely a reference to the 1979 movie "apocalypse now" where the 1/9 cavalry regiment play ride of the Valkyries on helicopter mounted loud speaker's as they invade a Vietnamese village.